Henry Gomez

Henry Louis Gomez is Cuban-American and blogs at BabaluBlog.com.

The New York Times: Carrying Water For Castro, Again

Thursday, December 31st, 2009 - by Henry Gomez

An inexcusable piece hails a Cuban musician's Castro-approved visit to the States. No mention that Cuban dissidents receive beatings instead of visas.

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Cuban Blogger Beaten by Regime Thugs — This Time, the World Notices

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 - by Henry Gomez

The international press finally reports on Castro's violence. Perhaps because the victim is a darling of the left as well as the right.

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Yet Again, a Musician Endorses Castro

Monday, September 7th, 2009 - by Henry Gomez

The Colombian-born Juanes, a resident of Miami, will be performing a "peace" concert in Havana along with regime-approved musicians.

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Obama’s Cuba Policy: Speak Softly, Carry No Stick

Friday, July 31st, 2009 - by Henry Gomez

The U.S. turns off its electronic news ticker in Havana.

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Going to Bat for Cuba

Monday, March 30th, 2009 - by Henry Gomez

What drives someone to champion the rights of people in a land he doesn't know?

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Obama’s Golden Opportunity to Tackle the Castro Regime

Monday, March 9th, 2009 - by Henry Gomez

It’s audacious to hope that Obama would take up the plight of the Cuban people, but isn't audacity supposed to be what he's about? (Also read Roger L. Simon: Cuba Si, Obama Maybe)

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Will the Real Che Guevara Please Stand Up?

Saturday, February 7th, 2009 - by Henry Gomez

Steven Soderbergh's film Che is nothing more than a $60 million whitewash of the truth.

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Obama: Stay the Course on Cuba

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 - by Henry Gomez

Dialogue with the Castro brothers is not an effective policy.

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Obama Should Put the Castros in Their Place

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 - by Henry Gomez

The U.S. must not change to improve bilateral relations. Cuba must change.

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Cuban-Americans Watch Obama and Worry

Monday, November 17th, 2008 - by Henry Gomez

The president-elect already faces pressure to make nice with Havana. Will he cave?

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